Popular Mechanics

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Contents

Our first moon trip
108
Space flight to the moon
Detroit, where are these old-time touches?
116
Automobiles (Equipment)
Mounties without mounts
120
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
PM shopping guide: tape recorders
126
Tape recorders and recording
Old warbirds are still flying
130
Airplanes, Military
Your life preserver: how will it behave if you need it?
135
Life preservers
Fishermen are out-of-date .
140
Joseph N. BELL
Bitter battle of the waterways: fisherman vs. speedboaters
140
Boats and boating, Fishermen
Stroller compact
167
Baby carriages
Power tower
176
Electric wire and wiring
Dual-purpose table stores guest bed
178
Tables
Household appliance fix-it file
180
Irons (Pressing) (Maintenance and repair)
Super-delay shutter release
184
Camera shutters
Battery and starter checks
186
Automobiles (Starting), Storage batteries (Rating)
Ten lathe hints
192
Lathes
Coil winder counts the turns
194
Winding machines

Common terms and phrases